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“The hunger and thirst for knowledge, the keen delight in the chase, the good humored willingness to admit that the scent was false, the eager desire to get on with the work, the cheerful resolution to go back and begin again, the broad good sense, the unaffected modesty, the imperturbable temper, the gratitude for any little help that was given - all these will remain in my memory though I cannot paint them for others.”

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Frederic William Maitland
Frederic William Maitland

Frederic William Maitland was an outstanding jurist, born on May 28, 1850, and died on December 19, 1906. He made significant contributions to the study of English legal history, particularly in the medieval period. more

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